Patents by Inventor Facundo Aparicio

Facundo Aparicio has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fiberoptic coupler
    Patent number: 5267993
    Abstract: A coupler for efficiently coupling a laser light source to a fiberoptic catheter. The coupler contains coding for determining information about the catheter, such as the size of the optical fiber catheter which it is coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1993
    Assignee: The Spectranetics Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Grace, Facundo Aparicio
  • Fiberoptic coupler for coupling an optical fiber to a laser light source
    Patent number: 5157750
    Abstract: A coupler for efficiently coupling a laser light source to a fiberoptic catheter. The coupler contains coding for determining information about the catheter, such as the size of the optical fiber catheter which it is coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignee: The Spectranetics Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Grace, Facundo Aparicio
  • Fiberoptic coupler
    Patent number: 4919508
    Abstract: A coupler for efficiently coupling a laser light source to a fiberoptic catheter. The coupler contains coding for determining information about the catheter, such as the size of the optical fiber catheter which it is coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 24, 1990
    Assignee: The Spectranetics Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Grace, Facundo Aparicio